FISHER, Hector Leo

Family Name:

Fisher

Given Names:

Hector Leo

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

15 December 1913

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status

Single

Age/ Age Range:

Location:

WA, Kalgoorlie

Occupation:

Rawleigh Cycle dealer/Minister of Religion/Steam Engine Driver.

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector- Religious Pacifism

Reason for Court Appearance:

[1] Applied for exemption from military service as a conscientious objector
[2] Appeal of court decision
[3] Refusal to perform noncombatant duties

Court Name and Location:

[1] Police Court, Kalgoorlie, WA
[2] Supreme Court, Perth, WA.
[3] Police Court, Perth, WA.

Court Hearing Date:

[1] 9 April 1942
[2] 14 September 1942
[3] 13 October 1942

Court Outcome:

[1] Ordered to perform noncombatant duties
[2] Appeal dismissed
[3] Ordered to perform noncombatant duties.

Military Event:

World War II 1939-1945

Further Information:

Leo Hector Fisher was a Jehovah’s Witness. He twice refused to undertake noncombatant duties. His first appeal was dismissed. On 3 July 1943, he again appealed the decision, but appears not to have returned to court. The appeal was struck out 22 May 1944.

Confirmatory Sources:

Supreme Court of Western Australia Consignment No. 3620, box 1, File 1942/18; Supreme Court of Western Australia Consignment No. 3620, box 1, File 1943/12